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Facebook apology in Merck dispute

article published on 29 November, 2011

Facebook apologizes for its part in mix-up. The social networking site admitted to making a mistake when it allowed American drugmaker Merck & Co take control of a page on Facebook of its German rival, Merck KGaA. The German drugmaker went to court in New York over the issue. After World War I, Merck & Co was setup as an independent company in the United States, sharing the Merck trademark ... [ read the full article ]

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Ryoohki
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_ 		29. November 2011 @ 10:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What a crock. If it was obviously an error on facebook's part they need to give back control to the German company. They had control first and did not authorize their American counterparts to have it.
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GI2
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_ 		29. November 2011 @ 10:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow. Merk vs. Merk... Why not change the company name instead to avoid anymore confusions... *facepalm*
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Ryoohki
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_ 		29. November 2011 @ 11:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Obviously the Merck brand is widely known in both of their respective areas. It would not make sense to change it. It should not be up to facebook to play devil's advocate. What they did was wrong and all it takes is a few clicks to fix it. The German company had administrative control over it and it was removed in error through no fault of their own. Control should be restored to them plain and simple.
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